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Government pumps $500m into Members Equity

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Industry Super Fund-owned Members Equity Bank has received a $500 million injection following the Federal Government's Australian Office of Financial Management's investment in its super members' home loans RMBS. In a media statement released by MEB ...

Austock signs Reval for hedging tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Austock Treasury and software provider Reval have partnered to ensure Austock clients can effectively produce hedge accounting reports and manage risk. The partnership means Austock clients can accurately report their hedging practices and independent ...

Banks to benefit from new FI interface

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Two leading technology providers, Yieldbroker and Omgeo, have joined forces to offer a fixed income processing platform designed to eliminate manual errors and reduce post-trade operational risks. Electronic trading platform Yieldbroker, which counts ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
'See Saw Margery Daw Johnny Wall Street shall have a new master He It shall earn but a penny a day Because he the Fed can't work any faster.' The market giveth and the market taketh away. Isn't it funny how yesterday's big rally on Wall Street was attributed ...

Essex County seeks global eq manager

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Aussie fund managers with a global equities expertise may apply for a slice of the $7.7 billion Essex County Council Pension Fund's $763 million global equities mandate. According to a public tender statement, the pension fund is looking to appoint ...

Brokers consider their options

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
A CoreData report found roughly 2,000 mortgage brokers believe they will change broking groups in the next year as big banks cut commissions and continue to squeeze them out of the industry. The study of 700 Australian mortgage brokers revealed two ...

Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
Where's a poor investor going to look? On the right, there are hopeful signs that liquidity is starting to trickle. On the left, the number of countries falling into an economic recession is increasing. Over the past few days, equity market rallies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory today as US Stocks fell in late trading. At 0752 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 126 points at 4,211. In economic news ...

Insurance stays afloat

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The insurance industry may have been bashed by the troubles in the financial markets - but one researcher believes that most players are safe due to strong regulations, technology investments and sound portfolio management. According to Datamonitor ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
The Australian share market was nearly three per cent higher at noon, led by the resources sector, after copper and oil prices held firm late on Friday. Stocks may react to a report due from China today which will show how fast that economy grew in ...